RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — As state House committee members were wrapping up up their work on legislation to guide North Carolina’s position on climate change, a handful of protesters showed up Tuesday to say the state must not hide from scientific evidence on rising sea levels.

Republican Rep. Pat McElraft of Carteret County said a committee has almost finished reworking the bill that was unanimously rejected last week. She said it could be up for a vote Wednesday and that committee members are “pretty much in agreement” on how to move forward.